Joining Eaton in their championship defense are 60-meter hurdles gold medalist Nia Ali (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 4x400m world record holders Kyle Clemons (Jonesboro, Arkansas) and Calvin Smith (Lutz, Florida), and 4x400m relay gold medalist Natasha Hastings (Brooklyn, New York). 42 universities and 24 states are represented in total, and there are 17 global medalists competing for the U.S. in Portland.